[ he calls attention to the pastries and though she'd only made mention of them as to disguise what the actual problem is, she looks to them now and comes to realize that perhaps they really are the problem.
it's not as if she's entirely naive as to this city's intentions; she's heard the speeches, received the explanations, and underwent orientation. but somehow, despite that, she hadn't exactly anticipated they'd use the food as a means to influence them.
turning back to the man before her, her eyes remain wide with concern, fingers squeezing together against her palm. ]
And ... what exactly is going to happen? [ she almost regrets to ask, but he seems to know a great deal more than she does on the matter. ]
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[ he calls attention to the pastries and though she'd only made mention of them as to disguise what the actual problem is, she looks to them now and comes to realize that perhaps they really are the problem.
it's not as if she's entirely naive as to this city's intentions; she's heard the speeches, received the explanations, and underwent orientation. but somehow, despite that, she hadn't exactly anticipated they'd use the food as a means to influence them.
turning back to the man before her, her eyes remain wide with concern, fingers squeezing together against her palm. ]
And ... what exactly is going to happen? [ she almost regrets to ask, but he seems to know a great deal more than she does on the matter. ]